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Mega Millions Racking Up Mega Winners in Maryland
$250,000 Second-Tier Winning Ticket Sold in Ellicott City

(Baltimore) – There has been a steady stream of Mega Millions winners coming to claim their prizes.  Lottery Headquarters awaits the latest winners from last night’s drawing, including the holder of a $250,000 ticket sold at High’s, located on Rogers Ave. in Ellicott City.  In addition to the second-tier win, the Mega Millions game produced three more $10,000 prizes in Maryland.  That brings the total number of winners to 13 second-tier and 75 third-tier since January.  Mega Millions, a multi-state game, has awarded over $8.7 million in prizes to Maryland Lottery players so far this year.

“Some people don’t realize that the Mega Millions game pays out so much prize money -- even when someone doesn’t win the jackpot,” said Lottery Director Buddy Roogow.  “The Maryland Lottery is thrilled to have had an abundant number of $10,000 Mega Millions winners this year as well as numerous $250,000 winners.”

There was no jackpot winner last night, making this Friday night’s drawing worth $145 million.  Maryland’s most recent Mega Millions jackpot winners include Bunky Bartlett from Dundalk, who split a $330 million jackpot with three others on August 31^st, and a 78-year-old Essex woman and her daughter winning $27 million on October 5^th.

The Mega Millions game is played in 12 states, including Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, Texas and California. Mega Millions drawings can be seen on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 11:22 p.m. on WBAL-TV, Channel 11 and at 11:30 p.m. on Maryland Public Television.

 

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